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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

茨

Readings

Kana: シ、ジ、いばら、かや、くさぶき
Romaji: shi, ji, ibara, kaya, kusabuki
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: あし、えばら、ばら、まつ、まん
Romaji: ashi, ebara, bara, matsu, man
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Romaji

Meanings

briar, thorn

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  1203
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-3-6
Korean Reading:  ja
Chinese Reading:  ci2
Unicode:  8328
JIS:  3071

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3930
New Nelson Index: 5017
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k6.11
Four Corner Index: 4418.2
Gakken Index: 1269
Daikanwanjiten Index: 30896X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0621
Remembering the kanji Index: 472
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1952
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 483
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 511
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2812

Words

茨 (いばら、イバラ)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
茨の冠 (いばらのかんむり)
a crown of thorns
茨垣 (いばらがき)
thorn hedge
猿捕茨 (さるとりいばら、サルトリイバラ)
Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
野茨 (のいばら、ノイバラ)
multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)
いばら姫 (いばらひめ)
Sleeping Beauty; Thorn Princess; Briar Rose
茨の道 (いばらのみち)
thorny path
茨城県 (いばらきけん)
Ibaraki prefecture (Kanto area)
茨だらけ (いばらだらけ、イバラだらけ)
thorny; miserable
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